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Page 2: My Photos/Images
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This page shows my images of the Romney Hythe &
Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR), one of a series on this fascinating miniature
railway.
Websites:-
www.rhdr.org.uk
Email:-
info@rhdr.org.uk
Telephone:- 01797
362353
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Page 2: Images
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GN outline two-cylinder 4-6-2 Pacific
locomotive designed by Henry Greenly and
built by Davey Paxman & Co (15469) in 1925
Overall length: 27' 7" -
Weight in working order: 8 ton 10cwt -
Driving wheel diameter: 2' 1.5" -
Cylinders: 5.25" x 8.5"
Green Goddess is one
of two locomotives ordered in 1924 by Count Louis Zborowski, Captain Howey's
original partner, and designed by Henry Greenly. Greenly based them on Nigel
Gresley's famous A1 class locomotives of the London & North Eastern Railway,
of which the Flying Scotsman is a surviving example. Green
Goddess and tender cost £1,250 to build. The name of the locomotive was
apparently taken from one of Howey's favourite plays. She was ready long
before the railway, so Howey arranged for her to be tested on the Ravenglass
and Eskdale Railway in Cumbria during 1925. Following this, and while the
line was under construction, Howey tried to whet the appetite of the local
people by displaying the loco at Binns Garage in New Romney.
Green Goddess has always been seen sporting
a livery of green, and since the war has sported two new high capacity
tenders. The second of these now belongs to Northern Chief, the
first has been re-united with Green Goddess. Green Goddess
caries a Wilcox chime whistle and George Barlow was her driver for over
thirty years from 1947. She currently runs in an Apple Green livery similar
to that of the former Great Northern Railway. Having been built in 1925, the
year 2000 saw this fine engine celebrate its 75th birthday. Green
Goddess is now back in service following a major overhaul, returning to
traffic on Saturday June 13th 2009. (ref:
www.rhdr.org.uk
)
No.1 Green Goddess at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 10th May 2011
No.1 Green Goddess at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.1 Green Goddess at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.1 Green Goddess at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
GN outline two-cylinder 4-6-2 Pacific
locomotive designed by Henry Greenly and
built by Davey Paxman & Co (15470) in 1925
Overall length: 27' 7" -
Weight in working order: 8 ton 10cwt -
Driving wheel diameter: 2' 1.5" -
Cylinders: 5.25" x 8.5"
This locomotive was ordered at
the same time as Green Goddess, by Count Louis Zborowski, and stored with
her at New Romney until building of the line started. She was used during
construction and hauled the first official train on the occasion of the Duke
of York's visit on 5th August 1926. Her early history is very similar to No.
1, but in 1936 she appeared with tapered boiler lagging, more pronounced
than specified in Henry Greenly's original design.
Northern Chief did some work during the war but was in
poor condition by 1946, and to get her through that first post-war season
she had to be fitted with No.3's boiler. Following an accident at Dymchurch
she received her own re-tubed boiler, before getting a complete overhaul at
New Romney in 1947-48. In 1952 her boiler was adapted to take a superheater,
which led to all locos receiving a superheated boilers on their next refit.
Her smoke deflectors were fitted in 1955. In 1971 she was sent to the
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway to assist that company in locomotive trials,
becoming the second RH&DR loco to visit the Lake District.
Until 1981, she retained her original Greenly designed
tender. However, she is now on her third tender which was originally built
for Green Goddess, but given to Northern Chief in 1989.
Northern Chief has
always been liveried in one green or another, except during the war when she
was painted black. At present, her green livery resembles that of British
Railway's locomotives of the 1950's. This locomotive, which became something
of a television star courtesy of Channel Fours 'Classic Trains' series,
celebrated 75 years of life during the year 2000. Northern Chief was out of
service for overhaul at K.A.D. Engineering between the Galas of 2003 and
2005. (ref:
www.rhdr.org.uk
)
No.2 Northern Chief on a
winter train at Dungeness (Driver Experience?)
Photo: © Ian Boyle 12th November 2006
No.2 Northern Chief on
the short first steam train of the day New Romney-Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
No.2 Northern Chief
Photo: © Ian Boyle 1st July 2011
GN outline two-cylinder 4-6-2 Pacific
locomotive designed by Henry Greenly and
built by Davey Paxman & Co (16040) in 1926
Overall length: 27' 7" -
Weight in working order: 8 ton 10cwt -
Driving wheel diameter: 2' 1.5" -
Cylinders: 5.25" x 8.5"
Southern Maid was ordered in 1926 and
delivered on 20th April 1927. She was originally to be called Southern
Chief, but Captain Howey changed his mind and the nameplates were
removed before she entered service. In 1946 Southern Maid was
involved in an accident and ended up in a dyke, after being rammed by a
lorry on a level crossing near Dymchurch.
During her 1947 refit, the
Southern Maid
received a large capacity tender and a livery similar to that of Green
Goddess. However, in 1954 she received a brown umber coat of paint and
smoke deflectors soon followed in 1955. A French Grey livery was applied in
1959, a Malachite green in 1965 and LNER Apple Green in 1971, when the smoke
deflectors were removed. She has seen more changes of livery than any other
Romney loco. During May 1998 she travelled up to the Ravenglass and Eskdale
Railway in Cumbria for the 75th birthday party of their loco River Esk.
Prior to her most recent overhaul,
Southern Maid
appeared in the colours of the former South Eastern & Chatham Railway. She
currently has a tender similar the one attached to Northern Chief and her
whistle is an ex-Isle of Wight section 'hooter' from the Southern Railway.
Southern Maid returned to New Romney for the Steam and Diesel Gala in May
2003, following an extensive overhaul. Her new livery, lining and lettering
is based on that as seen on the locomotive when delivered in 1927.
(ref:
www.rhdr.org.uk
)
No.3 Southern Maid and No.1
Green Goddess
(left) at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 10th May 2011
No.3 Southern Maid at Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 31st May 2011
No.3 Southern Maid arriving at
Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.3 Southern Maid passing Dungeness
Nuclear Power Station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.3 Southern Maid at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.3 Southern Maid arriving
at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.3 Southern Maid leaving Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.3 Southern Maid arriving at New Romney
from Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 1st July 2011
No.3 Southern Maid at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 1st July 2011
No.3 Southern Maid arriving at Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 1st July 2011
No.3 Southern Maid and Hercules
double-heading at New Romney for Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 27th May 2012
No.3 Southern Maid and Hercules
arriving at New Romney from Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 27th May 2012
No.4 The Bug at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 27th May 2012
No.5 Hercules at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.6 Samson arriving at Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.6 Samson running round at Hythe
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.6 Samson at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.6 Samson leaving Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.6 Samson at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.7 Typhoon at Hythe
in 1985
Photo: ©1985
Ian Boyle
No.7 Typhoon at Hythe
in 1985
Photo: ©1985
Ian Boyle
No.7 Typhoon arriving at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.7 Typhoon at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.7 Typhoon leaving Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.8 Hurricane leaving Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
Winston Churchill returned to service after
a major overhaul on 11th May 2013.
No.9 Winston Churchill
at New Romney in 1980
Photo: ©1980 Ian Boyle
No.9 Winston Churchill arriving
at New Romney on its first public trip after overhaul
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
No.9 Winston Churchill arriving
at Dungeness on its first public trip after overhaul
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
No.9 Winston Churchill
at Dungeness on its first public trip after overhaul
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
No.9 Winston Churchill
at Dungeness - detail images
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
No.9 Winston Churchill
at Dungeness - detail images
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th May 2013
No.10 Doctor Syn at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.10 Doctor Syn at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.10 Doctor Syn at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.11 Black Prince at
New Romney with original large smoke deflectors
Photo: ©1980 Ian Boyle
No.11 Black Prince at Romney Sands
Photo: © Ian Boyle 30th April 2011
No.12 John Southland/JB Snell
No.12 John Southland
at New Romney
Photo: © Ian Boyle 10th May 2011
No.12 John Southland
arriving at Dungeness
Station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.12 John Southland
- a sequence as she
passed around the loop after leaving Dungeness Station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.12 John Southland
at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.12 John Southland
at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2011
No.14 Captain Howey nameplate
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
No.14 Captain Howey at New Romney shed
Photo: © Ian Boyle 1st July 2011
No.14 Captain Howey at Dymchurch
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
No.14 Captain Howey arriving at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
No.14 Captain Howey at Dungeness
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
No.14 Captain Howey at New Romney on the
afternoon school train
Photo: © Ian Boyle 11th July 2011
